In the past two weeks I must have traveled in 8 different flights. One aspect appealed to me this time I was traveling - And that’s regarding the airhostesses or air stewardesses or attendants, call it what you may and however polished you want to make it sound. Lets cut it simple and call them WORMS ..... Waiters of Repute and Measured Sophistications
Yes, coming back to the thing that struck me the most during the travels this time round was: How do you react to the air hostess. Really! This is one of the most perplexing thoughts I have had over the past week. At the airplane door, she smiles at you, you feel good. You want to stop and say something to her, but you fear that you may hold up the line. Your mind is already in two sets of motion – one to stop and greet her and the other to go ahead in full gusto. So you end up giving her a few awkward things: An awkward pause, an awkward smile and uttering some mumbo-jumbo which you then wonder “what-in-the-hell-were-you-trying-to-say?” all through all the flight
Now let us try and answer the question at hand – how do you respond to an air-hostess? You can’t be just “you” in front of them can you? Can’t be under the impression she smiled “just” for you. You know that they are supposed to maintain that plastic smile all through the flight . Just because every air-hostess helps you in everything you need, don’t be under the impression that she’s doing it “just” for you. There are hundred other passengers she does that to. We cant be under the impression that shes put those loads of makeup just for you. Albeit they are a little too much, you dont have the heart to tell her....Its “just” her job. So, thats the gist.
You may guess rightly that I have nothing better to do than ruminate over these trivial things. That’s the reason this blog’s named Trivial Ruminations. However, I am not the one to blame for my mind to wander to such inconsequential details – its just some bad planning in my work that has led my last few days in the US to be of such boring proportions that I had to entertain my mind with such thoughts.
Yes, coming back to the thing that struck me the most during the travels this time round was: How do you react to the air hostess. Really! This is one of the most perplexing thoughts I have had over the past week. At the airplane door, she smiles at you, you feel good. You want to stop and say something to her, but you fear that you may hold up the line. Your mind is already in two sets of motion – one to stop and greet her and the other to go ahead in full gusto. So you end up giving her a few awkward things: An awkward pause, an awkward smile and uttering some mumbo-jumbo which you then wonder “what-in-the-hell-were-you-trying-to-say?” all through all the flight
Now let us try and answer the question at hand – how do you respond to an air-hostess? You can’t be just “you” in front of them can you? Can’t be under the impression she smiled “just” for you. You know that they are supposed to maintain that plastic smile all through the flight . Just because every air-hostess helps you in everything you need, don’t be under the impression that she’s doing it “just” for you. There are hundred other passengers she does that to. We cant be under the impression that shes put those loads of makeup just for you. Albeit they are a little too much, you dont have the heart to tell her....Its “just” her job. So, thats the gist.
You may guess rightly that I have nothing better to do than ruminate over these trivial things. That’s the reason this blog’s named Trivial Ruminations. However, I am not the one to blame for my mind to wander to such inconsequential details – its just some bad planning in my work that has led my last few days in the US to be of such boring proportions that I had to entertain my mind with such thoughts.
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